Rutherford Brothers - 1/2 penny 1846
Description
Newfoundland, like other parts of British North America, suffered from a chronic shortage of small denomination coins during much of its early history. The British government made no effort to provide a local currency and the islanders had to make do with an insufficient supply of badly worn foreign coins. Finally, as had happened elsewhere, the local merchants decided to take matters into their own hands... Read more »
Text : Rutherford Bros. - Newfoundland - Harbour Grace. 1846.
Rutherford Brothers - 1/2 penny 1846 values and prices
The value of a canadian token depends on several factors such as quality and wear, supply and demand, rarity, finish and more.
- Circulated
- Uncirculated
Varieties | AG-3 | G-4 | VG-8 | F-12 | VF-20 | EF-40 | AU-50 |
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Coarse wool - Rosettes - ↑↑ | - | $4.10 | $13.70 | $28.40 | $61.70 | $122 | $207 |
Coarse wool - Stars - ↑↑ | - | $5.90 | $17.60 | $42.00 | $75.50 | $145 | $230 |
Fine wool - Rosettes - ↑↑ | - | $4.10 | $12.20 | $33.30 | $71.40 | $123 | $198 |
Coarse wool - Stars - ↑↓ | - | $5.90 | $17.60 | $41.80 | $75.50 | $143 | $230 |
Varieties | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Coarse wool - Rosettes - ↑↑ | $566 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Coarse wool - Stars - ↑↑ | $645 | - | $1,220 | - | - | - | - |
Fine wool - Rosettes - ↑↑ | $533 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Coarse wool - Stars - ↑↓ | $645 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
View the average prices of certified Rutherford Brothers - 1/2 penny 1846 sold at auctions »
Varieties
Coarse wool - Rosettes - ↑↑
Coarse wool - Stars - ↑↑
Fine wool - Rosettes - ↑↑
Coarse wool - Stars - ↑↓
Errors and varieties from the community
Die errors and varieties | ||
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#39 | Newfoundland - Rutherford Brothers - 1/2 penny - Die crack on Newfoundland | - |
Grading
VF-20
Specifications
Coarse wool - Rosettes - ↑↑
- Issuer: Rutherford Brothers
- Mint: Boulton & Watt
- Issuing date: 1846
- Denomination: Halfpenny
- Composition: Copper
- Die axis: ↑↑
- Weight: 8 grams
- Diameter: 29.5 mm
- Edge: Smooth
- Breton #: 953
- Charlton #: NF1C2
- McLachlan #: 490
- Courteau #: 7
- Sandham #: 8
- Haxby-Willey #: 4a
- Batty #: 1609-1618
- Raymond #: 193
- Willey #: 185
Coarse wool - Stars - ↑↑
- Issuer: Rutherford Brothers
- Mint: Boulton & Watt
- Issuing date: 1846
- Denomination: Halfpenny
- Composition: Copper
- Die axis: ↑↑
- Weight: 8 grams
- Diameter: 29.5 mm
- Edge: Smooth
- Breton #: 953
- Charlton #: NF1C3
- McLachlan #: 489
- Courteau #: 8
- Sandham #: 9
- Haxby-Willey #: 4b
- Batty #: 1609-1618
- Raymond #: 193
- Willey #: 186
Fine wool - Rosettes - ↑↑
- Issuer: Rutherford Brothers
- Mint: Boulton & Watt
- Issuing date: 1846
- Denomination: Halfpenny
- Composition: Copper
- Die axis: ↑↑
- Weight: 8 grams
- Diameter: 29.5 mm
- Edge: Smooth
- Breton #: 953
- Charlton #: NF1C1
- McLachlan #: 490
- Courteau #: 3-6
- Haxby-Willey #: 4
- Batty #: 1609-1618
- Raymond #: 193
- Willey #: 183-184
Coarse wool - Stars - ↑↓
- Issuer: Rutherford Brothers
- Mint: Boulton & Watt
- Issuing date: 1846
- Denomination: Halfpenny
- Composition: Copper
- Die axis: ↑↑
- Weight: 8 grams
- Diameter: 29.5 mm
- Edge: Smooth
- Breton #: 953
- Charlton #: NF1C4
- McLachlan #: 489
- Courteau #: 8
- Sandham #: 9
- Haxby-Willey #: 4b
- Batty #: 1609-1618
- Raymond #: 193
- Willey #: 186
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